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It takes every new comer a little time to get used to the idea that they don't have the right of way when crossing the street. Does anyone know if people actually get run over, or if the cars are just pushing the issue and if one pushed back they'd give way? Not a question I plan to research...

In truth, I did tire a bit of the same choices (empanadas, pizza, pasta and carne) all the time - but what they do offer, they do it really well. My biggest and probably only real complaint around food was the lack of spices used. It was funny to me one time when eating at a Thai restaurant with...

Great posts! Reading it really makes me think about what we are missing being stateside again. So much, but in particular the carne - the best I've ever eaten. Actually I was a vegetarian for 20 years and during my pregnancy had a craving for meat - I tried it and decided to add a little to my...

Thanks Matty, you are right, I am a neophyte on this site - but not in terms of conflict and constructive discussions. It's funny to me how insulting people can be in the pursuit of being heard and missing out on good dialogue in the process. But I suppose for some it is, as you say, one way of...

I´m returning to the states with my child. We are both from there and her dad is there. I understand from the US Embassy site, the Embassy here in Bs As and UAL that I need an authorization letter signed by her dad and notarized by the Argentine Consular´s office in the states to leave. Her dad...

I wasn't referring to illegal immigrants. The few people I know who have a cleaner come to their homes (maybe 2xmonth) hire legal citizens, who are also trustworthy. I think in the end we are referring to different income classes here - and with that obviously comes higher paid wages.

I've been taking classes in Pakua for about 8 months now and I love it. I take classes primarily at the Callao/Cordoba recinto - but there are quite a few options around the city if another location is more convenient for you. I can also recommend an excellent maestro (G. Jobal), if you are...

Good points and well taken. I only had the cleaner when we first arrived and primarily due to an injury - at that time I was feeling a lot more flush financially and knew in the states (where I never had a cleaner) I'd be paying much more (however, even in the bay area I never heard of the rates...

So Johnny, if Argentina is such the horrid place you depict and clearly experience - why would you choose to live here or even be here? Again, I fortunately have not had such awful experiences, nor of all the Argentines I know, have they had all these negative experiences. No more than 'almost...

I don't have a lot of time now - but I will return to reply to all the 'constructive' criticism of my opinions of why I choose to live here. Funny and such typical attacks for people having different opinions. For all of you who think I am somehow trying to delude those potential visitors to Bs...

I can't believe it - I just responded to this post and spent a good while doing so and my post diappeared! agh - I'll have to get back to it later as it is late now. But in short - what a loaded topic - educational, interesting and unnecessarily hostile. I am ashamed, as a member of this site...

I have no question divorce here is complicated on this front. I have a very good friend who is in a similar situation and my ex (who is Argentine) has at least 2 friends I know who also had to be very cautious when they wanted to start dating, before the divorce was final. Just be cautious and...

As for the tourist visa - ours expired and when I went to migraciones to extend them I was told from an agent there I could pay 100 pesos/passport there to renew or I could go to Uruguay and renew when we come back into Argentina for 50 pesos each. Also, there is no problem to overstay your visa...

I am here looking for work - and yes, it's not easy - but I am still hopeful something is going to open up. *(with all my recent posts I'm starting to feel a little like 'michael' in that old cereal commercial!?) A little naive maybe - but honestly this attitude has always landed me good fortune...

In Caballito 8 pesos an hour is what the woman who cleaned for me charged - but I opted for 10 pesos an hour. And at that I felt guilty. However my money was coming from the states for one, and two, I totally appreciated her work, being here as a single mom trying to study. I looked at another...

We have medicus and I've found it to be a great service. For a family we pay about 160.USD/month - and this includes everything - I do not need to see a primary care dr. first - I choose who to go to and call for an appt. There are no co-pays also. Before we came in the summer I had to have a...

Shipping used clothing illegal? I had no idea and over the summer had 2 or 3 boxes of clothes shipped to me and had no problem at the Correo at Retiro either. They asked me what was inside and I told them - and they sent me on my way. As for the tourist visa - ours expired and when I went to...

First off, I am a pretty firm believer the true education happens at home. I was raised in CT and attended public school - I received a good education in elementary school, but must say high school was a joke - partying was the main activity. Fortunately I had parents who insisted on meals...

Perspective goes a long way in making choices for sure. No doubt small town environs anywhere can easily far outweigh the hassles of a big city. Normally this is by far my position - anyone who knows me cannot believe I want to live here in Bs As - a big, huge city. I lived in the eastern sierra...

Thanks Sergio - I hope so too. However, I must say I find it mildly amusing the way Argentines lay on their horns here in Bs As when stuck in traffic - making a frustrating situation more tense with nothing to be gained! I'm sure I'd feel differently if I experienced what you did - but yeah I...